FIRSTENERGY CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

May 3, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIRSTENERGY CORP (FE)
CIK: 0001031296
Period of Report: 2012-05-01

Reporting Person: ALEXANDER ANTHONY J (Director, Pres. & Chief Exec. Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-05-01	Common Stock	M	257100	$38.76	Acquired	671033.025	Direct
2012-05-01	Common Stock	S	257100	$47.2756	Disposed	413933.025	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-05-01	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$38.76	M	257100	Disposed	2014-03-01	Common Stock (257100)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	222	Indirect
Common Stock	80000	Indirect
Common Stock	31738.847	Indirect
Common Stock	82594.241	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: This transaction occurred in accordance with a 10b5-1 plan.

F2: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $46.69 to $47.52, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to FirstEnergy Corp., any security holder of FirstEnergy Corp., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.

F3: 3/1/2005 was the first vest date on which 25% of the options were exercisable. The remainder of the options were exercisable in 25% increments on 3/1/2006, 3/1/2007 and 3/1/2008.